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India's rug trade spans court-era knotting, khadi weaving, Tibetan carpets made in exile, all sold under one word. Jaipur Rugs traces its craft to the 16th century of hand-knotted rugs and carpets. eleven eleven works hand-spun khadi, naturally dyed garments, quilts, rugs made seed-to-stitch. Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Centre weaves handwoven Tibetan carpets and crafts. The back of a rug tells the truth: knot density, dye penetration and any repair are all visible there. Hand-knotted and hand-woven are different objects at different prices; this plate holds both.
Lebong, Darjeeling
Started on 2 October 1959 to resettle Tibetans who followed the Dalai Lama into exile, this Darjeeling centre still hand-knots wool carpets and carves wooden tables, frames and prayer wheels. Its shop sells thangkas, wall hangings and bronze and copper pieces, with production exported to dozens of countries.
Best for Handwoven Tibetan carpets and crafts
Lodhi Colony, New Delhi
A clothing and home-textile flagship selling hand-spun khadi, naturally dyed garments, accessories, quilts, and rugs. The label describes its production approach as seed-to-stitch.
Best for Hand-spun khadi, naturally dyed garments, quilts, and rugs made seed-to-stitch
11.11/eleven eleven is the Delhi-based label of Mia Morikawa, a graphic-design graduate of Central Saint Martins, and Shani Himanshu, who trained in fashion design at Milan's Domus Academy. Operating under parent company CellDSGN, the two built the brand around what they call a 'seed to stitch' philosophy: garments made from indigenous cotton, hand-spun and hand-loom woven, then finished using miniature tie-dye, hand painting, and quilting techniques learned from artisan communities across India. Every piece is dyed with 100% natural colorants rather than synthetic ones, and the label frames the process as regenerative rather than merely sustainable -- nitrogen-rich runoff from its natural dyeing is redirected to fertilize the fields of the same rural communities that supply the cotton and the labor. That closed loop, alongside the deliberate rejection of industrial mass production, has made 11.11 a reference point in India's slow-fashion movement, sold through the label's own flagship on Lodhi Road in New Delhi as well as internationally. The name itself nods to symmetry and intention -- 11:11 as a moment of alignment -- carried through into a catalogue of khadi clothing, naturally dyed textiles, quilts and rugs built to outlast trend cycles rather than follow them.
Mehar Chand Market
Artisan Luxe is described as a Delhi boutique for Indian lighting, glass, rugs and table linens. Its Facebook profile is the available first-party source for current objects, projects and Mehar Chand Market details.
Best for Indian lighting, glass, rugs, and table linen
Janpath, New Delhi
Founded in 1948 by India's Ministry of Industry and Commerce, this state emporium on Janpath (formerly Queensway) is now run by the Central Cottage Industries Corporation under the Ministry of Textiles, selling handicrafts, textiles, carpets and jewellery from artisans nationwide.
Best for Indian handicrafts, carpets and regional textiles
The Central Cottage Industries Emporium was established in Delhi in 1948 by the Indian government's Ministry of Industry and Commerce, in the years immediately following independence, as a state initiative to give India's handicraft traditions a formal outlet and a livelihood for artisans displaced by industrialization. The venture initially operated at a loss. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru then asked Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, a leading figure of the Indian Cooperative Union and a champion of craft revival, to take over its management, a turning point that shaped its identity as a craft-preservation institution rather than a conventional retailer. Administration later passed to the Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Ltd, which today runs the emporium under the Ministry of Textiles. The flagship store sits at a corner of Janpath — a road that was called Queensway under British rule and was renamed after independence, its new name translating to 'way of the people.' Inside, the multi-floor store organizes handicrafts by region and craft form: hand-woven and hand-block-printed textiles, carpets and rugs, wood and metal handicrafts, and jewellery, most of it sourced directly from cooperative societies and individual artisans across India rather than through commercial wholesalers.
Khasra No- 253, ETC, Mehrauli-Gurgaon Rd, Sultanpur, New Delhi, Delhi 110030, India / Delhi / India
AD India: founded 1920 in Mirzapur by Oakley, Bowden and Taylor; India's largest handmade-luxury carpet house. YourChennai (18 Oct 2019): first India retail studio opened in Sultanpur, Delhi.
Best for Handmade carpets from a Mirzapur house founded in 1920.
348 D, Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road, near Sultanpur Metro Station, New Delhi 110030, India / New Delhi / India
Sheel Chandra founded The Carpet Cellar in New Delhi in 1975 (collection catalog); Architectural Digest India treats the house as a specialist in hand-knotted antiques and recreations.
Best for Hand-knotted antique carpets and recreations from a Delhi house founded in 1975.
Connaught Place, New Delhi
The Decor Kart brings brass objects, ceramics, rugs, planters and candles into a broad home-accessories catalogue. It suits shoppers assembling layered interiors, though material and dimensions should be checked carefully online.
Best for Home decor.
Jaipur (headquarters)
Jaipur Rugs traces its craft to the 16th century, when Jaipur weavers adapted Persian knotting techniques, and operates from its Jaipur headquarters with showrooms across India and abroad. Each rug passes through roughly 180 pairs of hands across carding and dyeing in more than 3,000 colors, with hand-knotting that can take up to a year and a decorative shearing technique called Gultarash, connecting rural artisan work with buyers internationally.
Best for Hand-knotted rugs and carpets
C Scheme, Jaipur
A textile research space and retail atelier selling zero-waste indigo clothing, cushions, rugs, table covers, stationery, and baby products. The shop operates from a restored 1940s bungalow and supports research into sustainable textile practices.
Best for Textile research space and retail atelier selling zero-waste indigo clothing, cushions, rugs
Srinagar
Carpets Kashmir, trading as Khazir & Sons established in 1880, buys handwoven wool and silk carpets direct from village weavers in the mountains of Srinagar, with rugs taking 9 to 18 months to complete at 200 to 500 knots per square inch. The company states 90% of the purchase price goes to the carpet makers in Kashmir.
Best for Handwoven Kashmiri wool and silk carpets
Srinagar
KashmKari traces its craft to its founder's great-grandfather Peerzada Saif-Ud-Din, whose master craftsmen made their first piece around 150 years ago, and sells hand-embroidered Sozni, Aari and Tilla shawls in pashmina, cotton, wool and raw silk, plus walnut wood carvings, papier-mâché and hand-woven pure silk carpets from Kashmir.
Best for Sozni and Tilla embroidered pashmina
Alleppey (Alappuzha), Kerala
Classic Coir Factory manufactures and exports coir mats, matting, rugs and geotextiles from Alleppey, the historic coir capital of Kerala. Its work belongs to the GI-tagged Alleppey coir craft.
Best for Coir mats, matting and rugs
Alappuzha, Kerala
Co-Operative Coir is a Kerala manufacturer and exporter of traditional Alappuzha coir products including mats, rugs and rope. It is part of the region's signature natural-fibre industry.
Best for Traditional coir products
Kavanattinkara, Kumarakom, Kottayam, Kerala
Kumarakom Treasures has spent more than three decades sourcing handmade pieces directly from Kerala artisans, filling its shop near the Virupukalla bus stop with coir work, wood carvings, traditional masks and handwoven carpets. The stock also runs to antique furniture and vintage Kerala pieces alongside handloom textiles and sarees.
Best for Coir crafts, wood carvings, handloom textiles
Kerala (Alappuzha coir belt)
Season Coir is a Kerala manufacturer and exporter producing coir pith, mats, rugs and geotextiles. Its output is rooted in the Alappuzha coir tradition.
Best for Coir pith, mats and geotextiles
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